Sorry itās been so long things have gotten really bad with my dystoniaĀ and my hands have stopped working a lot, now managed to get tennis elbow from the shakes, itās meant after work I can no longer garden, very frustrating as the weeds are getting a bit much. Ā But hey-ho on the plus side I sit a lot more in the garden as still as someone with a tremor can, which means more birds come out of the hedges and trees.
Lately weāve been getting bullfinches theyāve even been using the pond to wash themselves, great to witness, the sparrows are back some with young I gather they must be a different group that were nesting elsewhere as 100% sure all the nests were abandoned when my neighbour cut the hedge back.
Love to be gardening but am taking to the smaller and macro worlds of mosses, ferns and terrariums things that I hope not to need to use my arms as much and not need to turn heavy amounts of clay. Ā Enough about that and onto the birds!
Bird list for 10th of July 2015:
- Blackbird x 1 ā must have young as itās back and forth with a beak full of RSPB Coconut shell suet treats still not managed to find a vegan alternative yet.
- Blue Tit x 2 ā one looking a bit worse for wear after a heavy breeding season!
- Bullfinch x 2
- Coal Tit x 1
- Common Buzzard x 1 over garden and 1 over Livingston
- Dunnock x 1
- Great Tit x 1
- Great Spotted Woodpecker x
- House Sparrow x 10+
- Jackdaw x 3
- Robin x 1
- Swifts x 1
- Woodpigeon x 1
Wes Donze said on April 24, 2013
thats a good list ā hope to see something similar this weekend as i am heading there myself ā also heading to a spot where there should be a number of birds near where i am staying in Weesp.
Apologies for not yet posting my bird list from Sweden ā i seem to have been so busy this last week or so ā am taking the laptop this weekend so might get a chance when i am in Holland
I have seen the mating dance of the Grebes twice before ā once in Holland too ā and just caught the very end of it in Sweden a few days ago
KiwiGav said on April 24, 2013
Weesp does look like a great place for seeing birds! Lots of water around there. I hope you had a great time in Sweden and have a wonderful time in Holland. Iād never seen a Grebe before, so was very happy to see them, when at Keukenhof theyāre just round from the Wilhelmina pavilion, after the bridge near the white horse statue, where the river bows a bit, Keukenhof map here:
http://www.keukenhof.nl/uploads/2013/Plattegrond/2223_kh_plattegrond_2013_v6_lr_def.pdf
Youāll be going at a great time, the flowers are a lot later this year, a lot still werenāt out when I was were there! First time Iād been back in 10 years, last time I was 23 and with a heap of Aussie backpackers, good fun, but probably didnāt take as much in as I could have.
Totally understand being busy! If I didnāt have to take every second day out for putting my feet up Iād probably not have been able to do updates, but I would have got out a bit more to see the birds. Iāve just gone back to bed at 10.20 am to write this! Feels odd and terrible to be spending so much time off my feet!
Iāll try and get a few photos up before you go, ran out of room on my computer, but will move things about tonight.
Wes Donze said on May 2, 2013
Yes I saw the Great Crested Grebe on a nest there. As you say the flowers are later this year ā 1 to 2 weeks iād say ā also the birds ā I have seen a Grebe with young there, also Mallard and Mute Swan with young but they were all late this year
KiwiGav said on May 2, 2013
Glad to hear you got to see a good range there. I really have to sort my photos out, I just donāt have any room on my computer, itās ridiculous! My photography computer is still packed in storage.